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antswhoshouldbedirectemanationsfromhisownbody.Accordingly
fromhismouthcameforththeeldestbornBrahma(thepriest)towhom
heconfidedthefourVedas;fromhisrightarmissuedShatriya(thewar-
rior)andfromhisleftthewarrior'swife.HisthighsproducedVaissyas
maleandfemale(agriculturistsandtraders)andlastlyfromhisfeet
sprang Sudras (mechanics and laborers).
ThefoursonsofBrahmasosignificantlybroughtintotheworldbe-
camethefathersofthehumanraceandheadsoftheirrespectivecastes.
TheywerecommandedtoregardthefourVedasascontainingallthe
rulesoftheirfaithandallthatwasnecessarytoguidethemintheirreli-
giousceremonies.Theywerealsocommandedtotakerankintheorder
oftheirbirththeBrahmansuppermostashavingsprungfromthehead
of Brahma.
Astronglineofdemarcationisdrawnbetweenthefirstthreecastes
andtheSudras.Theformerareallowedtoreceiveinstructionfromthe
VedaswhichisnotpermittedtotheSudras.TheBrahmanspossessthe
privilegeofteachingtheVedasandwereinformertimesinexclusive
possessionofallknowledge.Thoughthesovereignofthecountrywas
chosenfromtheShatriyaclassalsocalledRajputstheBrahmanspos-
sessedtherealpowerandweretheroyalcounsellorsthejudgesand
magistratesofthecountry;theirpersonsandpropertywereinviolable;
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